we should point out that we talked to the romney campaign. they basically said, listen, a lot of our people have given already, it makes sense they basically put, you know, spread their money around. we don't see that trend. i'm telling you, it's happening, and there's enough worry from people who raise money. now, those are overall numbers. we should point out that a lot of people say president obama spent a lot of that already, you know? that cash on hand is much more even. karl rove talked about that. but clearly, you know, romney has an issue here in the stretch. if, you know, if he doesn't do well, people poll, then it just builds on each other -- ashley: if they start to turn it around, wednesday would be a good time at the debate. >> reporter: that's a big day. ashley: great as always, charlie. well, the closing bell rings in just under 30 minutes. charles biderman says stocks have already hit their peak for 2012. coming up, he has got short and long plays to make sure you end the year with cash in your pocket. what a great idea. we'll